Imagine going out for the night, with plenty of credit on your completely legal and valid credit card (s), and ending up in jail because those same cards were rejected. That's exactly what happened in Florida to one Don Marcani, as reported by Arstechnica.
After his two cards were declined, Marcani was handcuffed by police...
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Apple Pay offers lower rates thanks to biometrics.
In connection with our earlier blog, Apple have announced that it is "...allowing Apple Pay merchants to pay card present rates (aka cardholder present) for all transactions consumers make in store using their mobile phones..." (Biometric Update)
This announcement can be attributed to the use of biometrics, combined with NFC and tokenization. Cardholder present rates are considerably...
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British Back Biometrics
A recent online poll of 2000 consumers shows that 8 out of 10 Brits " are willing to using biometric security measures like fingerprint recognition, instead of traditional alphanumeric passwords."
With the growing familiarity of fingerprint scanners built into mobile devices, it's no surprise that customers of the UK financial service are keen to have them...
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A Masked Society
In an effort to fight back against constant surveillance, URME Surveillance of Chicago has developed a prosthetic mask to be worn by those individuals who wish to conduct their business more privately under the watchful eye of CCTV. The mask created has the likeness of the company's founder, Leo Selvaggio, However, a possible pitfall...
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